Comment by rrr_oh_man
2 months ago
> it's one of the areas where LEGO is generally superior to the similar types of bricks
Imho, this is, objectively, not true (anymore).
Pantasy with GoBricks are superior in coloring and fit; Cobi are excellent for things that should not be taken apart anymore (like tank models); Lumibricks are excellent in fit and have amazing illumination solutions that are lightyears (haha) ahead of lego.
I got the Pantasy Neo Geo set a while ago, and was pretty blown away compared to the better known imitators that have been available at retail. The mechanics are not as robust as I’d expect from Lego, but it was about a quarter of the price and externally looks as good with some really fun and well thought out details.
Interesting - never come across Pantasy/GoBricks, or Lumibricks but then it's a few years since my son decided he was too old for LEGO, and I see Pantasy is just a few years old, and Funwhole/Lumibricks just a few more. Great if there are more options of similar quality.
But "should not be taken apart anymore" fits into an entirely different category for me. If you don't need to be able to take them apart any more, it fundamentally changes requirements.
True. But lego has stood the test of time. Thats way harder
Lot of time left, by my count
What do you mean by that?
Not OP but from my experience, the LEGO I had in a bin since I was a kid still fit perfectly with LEGO I'm buying for my kids 30 years later. That's unbelievably impressive to me.
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They’ve been around over 90 years and have been making plastic bricks since the 1950s and are arguably the most successful children’s building toy product in history. They have amazing brand recognition, and beyond the toys, they have successful video games and movies.
According to my local news outlet, they’re up 12% in revenue growth in the last year (which outpaces the rest of the toy industry) and up 1,200% since 2004.